The world's view on the moon?

Question

Does all of the world see the same moon? Or, for an example, is it possible that Mexico see a waning gibbous and Finland see a full moon?

Answer 1

Yes, everyone sees the same moon on the same day. The phase of the moon depends on where it is in it's orbit, not where you are on the Earth.

Answer 2

we all see the same moon
we all see the same side of the moon


"question....
...are the phases different in the northern and southern hemispheres?...

answer...
...the phase of the moon would appear the same no matter where you are on the planet earth....
...if an observer in florida sees a full moon tonight, an observer in wisconsin will also see a full moon tonight. however, if you traveled from one hemisphere to the other you might notice a difference....
...here in the northern hemisphere, we say that when you see a phase that looks like a half-circle, and it's light on the left side, it's last quarter...
...the 'l's' make a nice mnemonic for keeping first quarter and last quarter straight. ...so, when it's light on the right it's first quarter...
...however, an observer in the southern hemisphere would see the moon upside-down compared to the way we are accustomed to seeing it (us)..."


"question....
...if we are seeing a full moon here in the united states, would people in india see the full moon?

answer...
...someone on the opposite side of the earth would see the full moon 12 hours earlier or later than us...
...let's say that people in india are seeing a full moon at midnight right now. it would be noon here, and since we can't see through the earth, we wouldn't be able to see the moon...
...we would just have to wait 12 hours until it's midnight here and our part of the earth has rotated around so that we are facing the right direction out in space to see the moon...."
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Answer 3

It can be argued there is a difference, I suppose, but the difference is certainly trivial. The Earth is 8,000 miles in diameter. The moon is 240,000 miles away, i.e. 30 times the distance.

To make an analogy, suppose you and I are standing 4 yards apart under the goal posts of a football field, and we are looking at the goal posts at the other end of the field, 120 yards away. How different do you think the goal posts look to the two of us?

Answer 4

Right. Remember the moon "rises and sets" because the earth is rotating, rather than because the moon is moving. So everybody on the merry-go-round sees the same clown standing there as the merry-go-round goes merrily around.

So indeed, they see the same phase of the moon in Lichtenstein and Myanmar that we see in Flat Lick, NC.

Answer 5

No . if you live in the south hemisphere you will see the moon differently than if you were observing it from northern hemisphere.

Answer 6

i really dont think soo.